How a man called Wilbur could blow up trade war truce

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has given his department the ability to contradict US Treasury and impose tariffs on imports from countries it unilaterally decides are currency manipulators.

Trump wants to be a currency manipulator  but can’t openly be one so he’s doing it indirectly by threatening more Tariffs . The 6 times bankrupt simply can’t be trusted isn’t respected and is leading America into a zone of even greater trade deficit. (ODT)

The new regulation would appear to be designed to give it more grounds to act to protect particular US companies or industries.

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